Heat pump thefts

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/002703/A

 Version Date: 15/01/2025

Please provide data on the number of crime reports received by your force which refer to the theft of a heat pump from a residential property in both (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
For clarity, the term ‘heat pump’ refers to the new generation of domestic central heating systems which feature a piece of heat exchange equipment installed in the external area of a property.

The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Searches were completed on Niche for all crimes with a Main Crime Group of ‘Theft’ between 01/01/2023 – 19/12/2024 and that contained the words ‘heat pump’ within the occurrence entry log.

The returned data was reviewed and resulted a nil return.